"handiness" meaning in All languages combined

See handiness on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: en-us-handiness.ogg Forms: handinesses [plural]
Etymology: From handy + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|handy|ness}} handy + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} handiness (usually uncountable, plural handinesses)
  1. The quality or state of being handy. Tags: uncountable, usually Related terms: left-handiness, right-handiness Translations (the quality or state of being handy): Handlichkeit [feminine] (German), ügyesség (Hungarian), sástacht [feminine] (Irish), îndemânare [feminine] (Romanian)

Inflected forms

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